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Tesla Upgrades its Base EV
Tesla Motors Inc. has replaced its entry-level, $70,000 rear-drive Model S electric sedan with a $75,000 all-wheel-drive version that offers 35% more power and 15% greater range.
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Tesla Motors Inc. has replaced its entry-level, $70,000 rear-drive Model S electric sedan with a $75,000 all-wheel-drive version that offers 35% more power and 15% greater range.
The new base model, dubbed the 70-D, sports a 514-hp powertrain, the ability to dash from zero to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds and a range of 240 miles per charge. The least-expensive Model S previously, called the 60, offered 380 hp, a 0-60 time of 5.9 seconds and a range of 208 miles.
CEO Elon Musk notes that luxury-car buyers in cold or rainy climates prefer all-wheel drive, a feature now found in more than half of new luxury vehicles sold in America. He tells the Associated Press the base version of Tesla's Model X crossover vehicle due later this year also will come with all-wheel drive.
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